Code: FA1498
A fabulous Worcester porcelain fluted coffee cup and saucer with scalloped rim and the cup with a bifurcated Meissen style handle with acanthus leaf moulded terminals. Painted with a "hop trellis" pattern copied from an original Sèvres design, with over-gilt decoration and gilt rims and handle detail. Unmarked, c.1775.
Provenance: Collections of Sir Jeremy Lever & The Bayard Collection.
The saucer measures 13.7cm (5 3/8") wide and 2.5cm (1") high and the cup measures 6.3cm (2 1/2") high and 6.3cm (2 1/2") rim to rim.
In excellent condition with no damage, repair or restoration. Minor handling wear to the gilt on the rims and the centre of the saucer.
